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1642-14: Community Renewal Program Steering Team Audiotapes

Dates: 1965 – 1966

Audio recordings of the Community Renewal Program Steering Team meetings regarding organization, research and planning of the program. Topics include a visit from Earl Singer, general organization, and financial issues.

Minutes for the Community Renewal Program Steering Team meetings are available

In 1962, Seattle applied for and received federal funds from the Housing and Home Finance Agency to conduct a Community Renewal Program (CRP), undertaking a comprehensive study to analyze urban blight in Seattle. Through field surveys, reports, and statistical data, the CRP analyzed topics such as land development, urban design, the housing market, family relocation, and the rehabilitation of blighted neighborhoods. The program was tasked with developing a ten-year urban renewal program for the city while studying blight in Seattle to understand "where it exists, where it is spreading, and what its underlying causes are." For more information on Seattle's Urban Renewal Program, please see SMA's online exhibit "Urban Renewal in Seattle." https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/exhibits-and-education/online-exhibits/urban-renewal-in-seattle

Audio recordings of the Community Renewal Program Steering Team meetings regarding organization, research and planning of the program. Topics include a visit from Earl Singer, general organization, and financial issues.

Minutes for the Community Renewal Program Steering Team meetings are available

In 1962, Seattle applied for and received federal funds from the Housing and Home Finance Agency to conduct a Community Renewal Program (CRP), undertaking a comprehensive study to analyze urban blight in Seattle. Through field surveys, reports, and statistical data, the CRP analyzed topics such as land development, urban design, the housing market, family relocation, and the rehabilitation of blighted neighborhoods. The program was tasked with developing a ten-year urban renewal program for the city while studying blight in Seattle to understand "where it exists, where it is spreading, and what its underlying causes are." For more information on Seattle's Urban Renewal Program, please see SMA's online exhibit "Urban Renewal in Seattle." https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/exhibits-and-education/online-exhibits/urban-renewal-in-seattle